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JUDSON  UNIVERSITY, 


COLUMBUS: 

NEVINS  & MYERS,  BOOK  PRINTERS. 
1876. 


JUDSONIA,  WHITE  COUNTY,  ARKANSAS. 


1875-76. 


CALENDAR  FOR  1876-77. 


September  18,  Monday — Fall  Term  begins. 

December  22,  Friday — Fall  Term  (14  weeks)  ends. 

January  3,  Wednesday — Winter  Term  begins. 

March  20,  Tuesday— Winter  Term  (11  weeks)  ends. 

March  26,  Monday — Spring  Term  begins. 

June  8,  Friday — Spring  Term  (11  weeks)  Annual  Commencement. 

June  9,  Saturday — Normal  Institute  begins,  appointed  by  Hon.  G.  W. 
Hill,  State  Superintendent  of  Public  Instruction. 


Ex-Officio  Members. 

His  Excellency  Governor  A.  H.  GARLAND,  Chancellor. 

President  of  the  Senate  Hon.  BRADLEY  BUNCH,  Vice-Chancellor. 
Chief  Justice  Hon.  E.  H.  ENGLISH. 

Associate  Justice  Hon.  DAVID  WALKER. 

Associate  Justice  Hon.  WM.  H.  HARRISON. 


Term  Expires  May,  1877. 

Judge  WATERS, Helena. 

B.  C.  BLACK, Searcy. 

Rev.  T.  P.  BOONE, Little  Rock. 

WM.  PLANT, Russellville. 

Rev.  S.  STEVENSON,  .......  Little  Rock. 

Term  Expires  May,  1878. 

Capt.  E.  W.  BRIGGS, Judsonia. 

Judge  COMPTON, Little  Rock. 

Hon.  T.  C.  HUMPHREY, Jndsonia. 

J.  R.  CHERRY,  .........  Little  Rock. 

W.  C.  WEST, West  Point. 

Term  Expires  May,  1879. 

Hon.  H.  C.  CALDWELL,  ......  Little  Rock. 

A.  B.  COFFMAN,  ........  Judsonia. 

M.  R.  FORY, Judsonia. 

T.  A.  REID,  Red  Bluff. 

J.  W.  TURNER, Little  Rock. 


4 BOARD  OF  TRUSTEES. 


Rev.  BENJAMIN  THOMAS, 

President  ex-officio. 

R.  C.  BROWNING, 

Treasurer. 

A.  T.  JAMES, 

Secretary. 

P.  L.  BARKER, 

Corresponding  Sec' y. 

Term  Expires  May,  1877. 

J.  W.  PIERCY, 

Beebe. 

J.  A.  HUFF,  

. Judsonia. 

Dr.  T.  D.  NICHOLS, 

Roseville. 

CHARLES  MARSH, 

Judsonia. 

C.  C.  SHEPHERD, 

Judsonia. 

Hon.  B.  D.  TURNER, 

Term*  Expires  May,  1878. 

P.  L.  BARKER, 

J udsonia. 

Rev.  JEFFERSON  BISHOP,  . . 

J udsonia. 

R.  V.  GRAY, 

Judsonia. 

A.  T.  JAMES, 

THOMAS  OWEN, 

West  Point. 

Dr.  J.  L.  MO  ETON, 

Little  Rock. 

Term  Expires  May,  1879. 

W.  A.  BONHAM, 

Judsonia. 

R.  C.  BROWNING, 

J udsonia. 

Rev.  T.  B.  ESPY,  D.D., 

Cabot. 

Rev.  JOHN  C.  SHIPP, 

Searcy. 

Rev.  R.  M.  THRASHER, 

Malveyi. 

R.  J.  WINN,  

Judsonia. 

FACULTY . 


Rev.  BENJAMIN  THOMAS,  D.D.,  President, 

PROFESSOR  OF  THEOLOGY,  MORAL  SCIENCE,  AND  SCIENCE  OF  GOVERNMENT, 

FRANKLIN  A.  SLATER,  B.S., 

PROFESSOR  OF  MATHEMATICS,  CIVIL  ENGINEERING,  AND  PHILOSOPHY. 

HENRY  S.  REYNOLDS, 

PROFESSOR  OF  CHEMISTRY  AND  NATURAL  HISTORY. 

Mrs.  FRANCES  A.  REYNOLDS, 

PROFESSOR  OF  RHETORIC  AND  MODERN  LANGUAGES. 

HENRY  M.  DOUGLASS, 

PROFESSOR  OF  GREEK,  MODERN  LANGUAGES,  AND  NORMAL  TRAINING. 

HUBERT  M.  SKINNER, 

PROFESSOR  OF  LATIN  AND  HEBREW, 

Mrs.  H.  M.  DOUGLASS, 

PRINCIPAL  OF  THE  MODEL  SCHOOL. 

C.  C.  SMITH, 

PROFESSOR  CF  HORTICULTURE. 

Miss  ADELA  J.  THOMAS,  D.M., 

PROF'ESSOR  OF  INSTRUMENTAL  MUSIC. 

Mrs.  F.  A.  REYNOLDS, 

VOCAfc  MUSIC. 

H.  S.  REYNOLDS, 

TELEGRAPHY. 

F.  A.  SLATER, 

PENMANSHIP. 


W.  W.  BRIEESE,  M.D., 

LECTURER  ON  ANATOMY,  PHYSIOLOGY,  AND  HYGIENE. 


6 STUDENTS. 

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NAME.  RESIDENCE. 

Barnwell  Anderson,  .... 

. Nashville. 

Albert  Edward  Barker, 

Judsonia. 

Laura  Bell  Beecher,  .... 

. Judsonia. 

Benjamin  H.  Beall,  . . . . . 

Adkinsville. 

Katie  Best, 

Caroline  Isabel  Bishop,  . 

Judsonia. 

Palmer  Dunn  Bishop,  .... 

. Judsonia. 

Serepta  May  Bishop,  . 

Judsonia. 

Charles  Booth,  ...... 

. West  Point. 

Berton  Warren  Briggs,  . . . . 

Judsonia. 

Charles  Willis  Briggs,  .... 

. Judsonia. 

Flavel  Greenleaf  Briggs,  . . . . 

Judsonia. 

Robert  Lincoln  Browning, 

. Judsonia. 

William  Calvin  Browning, 

J udsonia. 

Amarantha  Louisa  Church, 

. Judsonia. 

Laura  Bell  Church, 

Judsonia. 

Sarah  Eliza  Church,  .... 

. Judsonia. 

Adeletha  Edie,  ...... 

Judsonia. 

Cyrus  Faunt  Leroy  Edie, 

. Judsonia. 

Evalena  Edie, 

Judsonia. 

Ida  Lettie  Edie, 

. Judsonia. 

Joseph  Albert  Edie, 

Judsonia. 

Thomas  Milton  Edie,  .... 

. Judsonia. 

Pliny  Ford, 

Libbie  Ferguson, 

. Judsonia. 

George  Hardin  Glosson,  .... 

Judsonia. 

James  Alfred  L.  Glosson, 

. Judsonia. 

Joanna  Glosson,  . . ... 

Judsonia. 

Lucy  Thomas  Glosson,  ..  .. 

. Judsonia. 

STUDENTS. 

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NAME. 

H ESI  PENCE. 

Mary  Lettie  Gosnell, 

Jud  sonia. 

James  Pendleton  Green, 

Searcy. 

Moses  David  Green, 

Searcy. 

Edward  Gray, 

Judsonia. 

Richard  Leroy  Gray, 

Judsonia. 

Paul  Price  Herndon,  .... 

Judsonia. 

Olive  Hildreth 

Judsonia. 

Amanda  Ella  Hussey, 

Judsonia. 

Arthur  Oliver  Hussey,  . 

Judsonia. 

Alpha  Key, 

Judsonia. 

George  Key, 

Judsonia. 

Adelia  Lawton,  ..... 

Judsonia. 

Mary  Virginia  Lawton,  . 

Judsonia. 

Mary  Maria  Lewis,  .... 

Judsonia. 

Alice  Isabel  Marsh, 

Judsonia. 

Florence  Ella  Marsh,  . ... 

Butlerville. 

Harrie  Willis  Marsh, 

Judsonia. 

Edwin  Murrey, 

Augusta. 

Nannie  E.  Plant,  .... 

Russell. 

Joseph  Harden  Riley,  . 

Jacksonville,  Mo. 

Ira  J.  Reynolds,  .... 

Judsonia. 

James  Henry  Slitter,  .... 

Grand  Rapids,  Mich. 

Charles  Edward  Smith,  . 

Judsonia. 

Emily  Carrie  Smith,  .... 

Judsonia. 

William  Royal  Smith,  . 

Judsonia. 

Joseph  Lewis  Stansbury, 

Judsonia. 

Walter  Cruthers  Stansbury,  . 

Judsonia. 

James  Y.  Thomas,  . 

Nashville. 

Alexander  Tucker,  . . 

Traskwood. 

Horace  Polk  Turner,  .... 

Paris,  Texas. 

William  Simon  Turner,  . 

Paris,  Texas. 

Americus  Vespucius  Vanmeter,  . 

Judsonia. 

California  Vanmeter, 

Judsonia. 

Thomas  Vanmeter,  . 

Judsonia. 

NAME.  RESIDENCE. 

John  Burrel  Walker, 

Margaret  Wagner, 

Albert  Martin  Watson,  . 

Eva  Jane  Watson, 

Lillie  Catharine  Winn,  . 


MUSIC. 

Mrs.  Damon,  Miss  Ella  Hussey,  Miss  Willie  Key, 

Miss  Jennie  Love,  Miss  Alice  Marsh,  Miss  Nannie  Plant. 

SUMMARY. 

Males 41 

Females 30 

Total 71 


Beebe. 

Winthrop,  Iowa. 
Judsonia. 
Judsonia. 
Judsonia. 


STUDIES . 


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I.  SCHOOL  OF  MATHEMATICS. 

NORMAL,  BUSINESS,  AND  PREPARATORY  DEPARTMENT. 

MODEL  SCHOOL. 

Oral  Arithmetic ; Olney. 

Primary  Arithmetic ; Olney. 

Elements  of  Arithmetic  ; Olney. 

Science  of  Arithmetic  (five  chapters) ; Olney. 

JUNIOR  PREPARATORY  CLASS. 

Fall  Term. — Natural  Philosophy;  Rolfe  and  Gillet. 

Winter  Term. — Book-keeping;  Bryant  and  Stratton’s  Common  School; 
Salor’s  “ Primer  of  Political  Economy”  once  a week. 

Spring  Term. — Book-keeping  advanced ; Groesbeck. 

SENIOR  PREPARATORY  CLASS. 

Fall  Term. — Science  of  Arithmetic  (completed) ; Olney. 

Winter  Term. — Introduction  to  Algebra  (125  pages);  Olney. 

Spring  Term. — Introduction  to  Algebra  (completed) ; Olney. 

COLLEGE  DEPARTMENT. 

FRESHMAN  CLASS. 

Fall  Term. — Plano  Geometry ; Olney. 

Winter  Term . — Solid  Geometry  ; Olney. 

Spring  Term. — Trigonometry,  Plane  and  Spherical;  Olney. 

SOPHOMORE  CLASS. 

Fall  Term. — Surveying,  Leveling,  and  Railway  Building;  Lectures  and 
Practice ; Higher  Algebra  and  Calculus  ; Olney. 

Winter  Term. — Higher  Algebra  and  Calculus ; Olney. 

Spring  Term. — Higher  Equations  and  Noted  Theorems;  Olney. 


STUDIES. 


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JUNIOR  CLASS. 

Fall  Tei’m. — Physics  (Mechanics  and  Hydrostatics) ; Snell’s  Olmsted. 
Winter  Term. — Physics  (Pneumatics,  Acoustics,  and  Optics);  Snell’s 
Olmsted. 

Spring  Term. — Astronomy. 

ADVANCED  COURSE. 

Draining  for  Profit  and  Health;  Waring,  with  Field  Practice. 
Mathematical  Drawing  (with  instruments),  Plane  and  Perspective. 

Use  of  Water  Colors  and  India  Ink;  Individual  Instruction. 

General  Geometry  and  Calculus ; Olney. 

Applied  Mechanics;  Rankine. 

Civil  Engineering ; Rankine. 

II.  SCHOOL  OF  NATURAL  SCIENCE. 

NORMAL,  BUSINESS,  AND  PREPARATORY  DEPARTMENT. 

MODEL  SCHOOL. 

Oral  Geography. 

Short  Course  in  Geography ; Swinton. 

Child’s  Book  of  Nature;  Hooker. 

First  Book  of  Zoology;  Morse. 

JUNIOR  PREPARATORY  CLASS. 

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Fall  Term. — Telegraphy  (extra) ; Lectures  and  Practice,  alternating  with 
Science  of  Government;  Alden. 

Winter  Term. — Map  Drawing;  Butler.  Complete  Course  in  Geography, 
Physical,  Industrial,  and  Political;  Swinton. 

Spring  Term. — Studies  of  Winter  Term  continued. 

SENIOR  PREPARATORY  CLASS. 

Fall  Term. — Physiology;  Sewell’s  Hooker,  with  Lectures. 

Winter  Term. — Chemistry  (metals);  Rolfe  and  Gillet,  with  Lectures  and 
Experiments. 

Spring  Term. — Chemistry  (non-metals);  Rolfe  and  Gillet,  with  Lectures 
and  Experiments. 

COLLEGE  DEPARTMENT. 

SOPHOMORE  CLASS. 

Fall  Term. — Mineralogy;  Dana. 

Winter  Term. — Structural  and  Physiological  Botany ; Gray’s  Manual. 
Spring  Term. — Systematic  Botany,  with  Collections  of  Plants,  etc. 


STUDIES. 


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JUNIOR  CLASS. 

Fall  Term. — Zoology  (Structural);  Agassiz  and  Gould. 

Winter  Term. — Zoology  (Classification);  Jordon. 

Spring  Term. — Zoology;  Special  Entomology,  with  Collections,  etc. 

SENIOR  CLASS. 

Fall  Term. — Geology  (Dynamical);  Dana’s  Manual. 

Winter  Term. — Geology  (Historical  and  State);  Dana. 

Spring  Term. — Geology  (Historical  and  State) ; Dana. 

III.  SCHOOL  OF  FOREIGN  LANGUAGES. 

NORMAL,  BUSINESS,  AND  PREPARATORY  DEPARTMENT. 

SENIOR  PREPARATORY  CLASS. 

Fall  Term. — Latin  (Grammar  and  Reader);  Harkness. 

Winter  Term. — Latin  (Fables  and  Dialogues);  Harkness. 

Spring  Term. — Latin  (Roman  History);  Harkness. 

COLLEGE  DEPARTMENT. 

FRESHMAN  CLASS. 

Fall  Term. — Latin  (Caesar);  Harkness.  Greek;  Hadley’s  Grammar  and 
Boise’s  First  Lessons. 

Winter  Term. — Latin  (Cicero);  Harkness.  Greek;  Boise’s  First  Lessons. 
Spring  Term. — Latin  (Virgil);  Chase  and  Stewart.  Greek;  Boise’s  First 
Lessons. 

SOPHOMORE  CLASS. 

Fall  Term. — Greek  (Anabasis);  Kendrick. 

Winter  Term. — Greek  (Anabasis);  Kendrick. 

Spring  Term. — Greek ; Homer’s  Iliad. 

JUNIOR  CLASS. 

Fall  Term. — German ; Comfort’s  Course. 

Winter  Term. — German ; Comfort’s  Course. 

Spring  Term. — French;  Otto’s  Grammar. 

OPTIONAL  STUDIES. 

Classes  also  may  be  formed  at  any  time  in  Hebrew,  Spanish,  Italian,  or 
Russian. 


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STUDIES. 


IV.  SCHOOL  OF  ENGLISH  LITERATURE  AND 
PHILOSOPHY. 

NORMAL,  BUSINESS,  AND  PREPARATORY  DEPARTMENT. 

MODEL  SCHOOL. 

Oral  Language  Lessons;  Hart. 

Language  Lessons;  Hart. 

English  Grammar;  Hart. 

Penmanship,  Composition,  Reading,  and  Oral  Spelling. 

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JUNIOR  PREPARATORY  CLASS. 

Fall  Term. — Advanced  English  Grammar ; Green’s  Analysis.  History 
of  the  United  States. 

Winter  Term. — Advanced  English  Grammar ; Green’s  Analysis.  History 
of  the  World ; Quackenbos. 

Spring  Term. — Rhetoric  ; Hart.  History  of  the  World. 

Penmanship  and  Rhetorical  Exercises  throughout  the  year. 

SENIOR  PREPARATORY  CLASS. 

Fall  Term. — English  and  American  Literature;  Shaw’s  New  Manual. 
Winter  Term. — Literary  Reader. 

Spring  Term. — Shakspearian  Reader;  Hudson. 

Penmanship  and  Rhetorical  Exercises  throughout  the  year. 

COLLEGE  DEPARTMENT. 

SENIOR  CLASS. 

Fall  Term. — Political  Economy;  Perry.  Logic;  Bowen. 

Winter  Term. — Moral  Philosophy;  Calderwood.  Mental  Science  (Motion, 
Sense,  Instinct,  and  Intellect);  Bain. 

Spring  Term. — Evidences  of  Christianity ; Dodge.  Mental  Science  (Emo- 
tions and  Will);  Bain. 

V.  SCHOOL  OF  HORTICULTURE. 

Fall  Term. — Soil,  Situation,  Propagation,  General  Nursery  and  Orchard 
Practice,  Ornamental  Gardening. 

Winter  Term. — Laying  out,  Transplanting,  Pruning,  and  Care  of  Nursery 
and  Orchard ; Ornamental  Gardening. 

Spring  Term. — Varieties  of  Fruit,  Packing,  Implements,  General  Princi- 
ples; Window  Gardening  and  Green-house. 


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14  HISTORY , ADVANTAGES , ETC. 


HISTORY,  ADVANTAGES,  AND  NEEDS  OF  THE  UNIVEESITY. 


The  Baptist  College  Colony  in  Prairie  county,  in  1870, 
having  been  impoverished  and  wrecked  by  land  speculators, 
a brave  and  enterprising  few,  undaunted  by  the  disaster, 
without  much  money,  and  in  the  midst  of  a community 
recently  hostile  and  in  arms,  but  where  prejudice  and  oppo- 
sition is  rapidly  dying  away,  managed  to  secure  a State  char- 
ter for  Judson  University,  and  purchased  for  it,  on  credit,  an 
old  plantation  on  the  high  ground  adjoining  Prospect  Bluff, 
in  White  county,  near  the  head  of  navigation  on  the  Little 
Red  River.  This  property  and  the  former  village  now  con- 
stitute the  site  of  the  incorporated  town  Judsonia.  The 
friends  of  the  University,  in  weakness  and  poverty,  have 
endured  severe  trials.  Opponents,  both  of  northern  and  of 
southern  birth,  have  caused  much.  trouble,  hut  the  fostering 
care  of  Providence  has  been  signally  manifest  in  dark  days. 
A liberal  charter  was  first  secured  for  establishing  various 
schools,  and  for  conferring  all  regular  degrees,  giving  us  a 
broad  basis  on  which  to  build.  Then  came  that  great  trunk 
railway,  the  St.  Louis,  Iron  Mountain  and  Southern,  to  the 
very  door,  which,  combined  with  the  natural  advantages  of 
Judsonia  as  a trading  point  for  supplying  the  back  country, 
will  doubtless  make  this  an  important  town  as  soon  as 
machinery  and  manufacturing  can  be  introduced.  We  are 
in  direct  communication  with  St.  Louis,  292  miles  distant, 
and  with  Little  Rock,  the  State  Capital,  only  53  miles  south- 
west of  us.  The  University,  therefore,  is  very  accessible 
from  all  parts  of  this  State  and  Texas,  and  from  the  North. 

The  University  has  been  enabled  to  raise  the  mortgage  on 
its  property,  and  if  the  next  Legislature  will  favor  colleges 


HISTORY,  ADVANTAGES,  ETC.  15 


by  exempting  school  lands  from  taxation,  a large  landed  en- 
dowment, no  doubt,  can  easily  be  secured.  But  for  our  new 
building,  with  all  its  conveniences,  we  are  largely  indebted, 
if  not  in  debt. 

Providence  has  given  us  a faithful,  self-sacrificing  Presi- 
dent. During  the  year,  also,  three  young  men  and  their 
families  seem  to  have  been  sent  here  to  fill  positions  as  teach- 
ers. The  distribution  of  talent,  unsought  and  coming  from 
various  quarters,  we  believe  to  be  a marked  indication  of 
Providential  interposition.  A mathematician  comes  from 
Denison  University,  Ohio;  a naturalist  and  a musician  from 
Illinois  Industrial  University;  a linguist  and  a normal 
teacher  from  Oswego  Normal  and  Training  School,  New  York. 
Each  one  expects  to  identify  himself  fully  and  faithfully 
with  this  State  and  with  its  highest  interests.  A journalist 
and  professor  of  languages  from  another  State,  also,  we  ex- 
pect soon  to  welcome  among  us.  Thus,  at  the  &nd  of  one 
year,  are  we  able  to  organize  five  schools,  with  complete 
courses  of  study.  Text-books,  the  brightest  and  best,  have  been 
culled  from  many  sources  with  much  labor  and  expense. 
Apparatus  and  materials  for  illustrating  principles  of  chem- 
istry are  new  and  well  selected.  We  have  also  surveying 
and  leveling  instruments  of  best  quality.  We  hope  con- 
stantly to  increase  the  library  and  cabinet  for  the  use  of  the 
students. 

Lessons  in  penmanship  will  be  given  daily  without  extra 
charge.  A flourishing  literary  society  meets  weekly  in  the 
University  Chapel. 

Ail  students  are  expected  to  pass  examinations  in  every 
class  before  advancing.  A careful  record  of  each  student’s 
grade  and  deportment  is  kept  by  the  University  for  refer- 
ence. 

We  hope  to  find  good  places  to  room  and  board  for  all  who 
come  from  a distance,  and  we  3hall  insist  upon  young  ladies 
boarding  in  families  where  they  will  be  surrounded  by  home 


16  HISTORY,  ADVANTAGES,  ETC. 


influences  and  suitable  restraints.  The  President  must 
know  the  boarding-place  of  every  student,  and  will  expect 
a faithful  report  of  the  general  conduct  and  habits  of  each 
from  all  who  board  or  furnish  rooms. 

As  a University  we  court  the  patronage  and  cooperation 
of  the  commonwealth  for  whose  benefit  the  various  schools 
are  established;  we  court  the  favor  of  the  Legislature  of  this 
State  to  grant  landed  school  property  immunity  from  taxa- 
tion, that  a secure  landed  endowment  may  not  be  burden- 
some ; and  we  court  the  prayers  and  donations  of  all  who  are 
interested  in  the  cause  of  progress,  education,  and  Chris- 
tianity in  the  great  South-west. 


Expenses  pek  Month. 

Primary  Arithmetic,  Grammar,  and  Geography,  . . $1  00 

Written  Arithmetic, 2 00 

One  higher  study, 3 00 

Two  or  more  higher  studies, 4 00 

Music  (eight  lessons)  extra, 4 00 

Use  of  instrument, 1 00 

Telegraphy  (instruments  and  chemicals  furnished)  for  stu- 
dents,   2 00 

For  Telegraphy  alone, 4 00 

Good  board, $8  00  to  12  00 


Tuition  is  due  at  least  one  month  in  advance.  No  allow- 
ance will  be  made  for  absences,  except  when  satisfactory 
written  excuses  are  sent  to  the  Superintendent  at  the  time 
of  each  absence. 


SPECIAL  ANNOUNCEMENTS. 


THEOLOGY. 

Theological  instruction  by  the  President  is  provided  in  Judson  Uni- 
versity to  accommodate  students  who  desire  such  a course  in  connection 
with  other  studies.  Tuition  in  all  departments  is  made  free  to  Licentiates 
preparing  for  the  Christian  Ministry.  Good  board  can  bo  had  at  from 
$8  to  $12  per  month,  or  from  $70  to  $108  per  year. 

TELEGRAPHY. 

Thorough  and  practical  instruction  in  this  branch  during  the  fall  term, 
at  little  more  than  actual  cost  of  materials,  will  supply  a want  long  felt 
in  Arkansas.  Instruments  are  provided  by  the  University  or  purchased 
by  the  student,  as  he  may  prefer. 

INSTRUMENTAL  MUSIC. 

A fine  piano  and  an  organ  are  placed  at  the  disposal  of  this  department, 
that  all  who  desire  may  enjoy  unrivaled  advantages  for  making  progress 
under  the  instruction  of  our  accomplished  music  teacher. 

VOCAL  MUSIC. 

The  cultivation  and  proper  rendering  especially  of  sacred  music,  we 
believe,  deserves  a great  deal  of  attention  and  practice.  Hence  song 
occupies  a very  prominent  place  in  our  general  school  exercises. 

PENMANSHIP. 

A perpetual  daily  writing  school,  with  general  and  critical  instruction, 
aided  by  the  large  Spencerian  wall  charts,  is  sustained  throughout  the 
year.  We  desire  every  student  to  participate  regularly  in  this  15-minute 
exercise,  in  order  to  improve  as  much  as  possible  in  the  most  useful  of  all 
fine  arts. 

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ADDRESS. 

BY  REV.  T.  B.  ESPY,  D.  D. 

DELIVERED  AT  THE  ANNUAL  COMMENCEMENT  OF  JUDSON  UNIVERSITY.  JUNE  3,  1S76. 


Having  been  invited  to  address  you  this  evening,  I pro- 
ceed to  do  so,  and  have  selected  for  my  theme  “ The  need  of 
an  institution  of  learning  of  high  order  for  the  Baptists  of 
Arkansas,  and  the  adaptation  of  Judson  University  to  this 
purpose.”  This  subject,  and  the  possibilities  that  lie  out 
before  us  as  a people  in  this  rich  and  undeveloped  State,  are 
enough  to  enliven  the  occasion  and  thrill  us  all  with  the 
noblest  emotions.  People  rise  in  the  scale  of  being  and  im- 
portance exactly  in  the  degree  that  they  become  able  to 
appreciate  that  which  is  God-like,  beautiful,  and  enduring. 
These  high  and  holy  ends  are  attained  chiefly  through  intel- 
lectual culture  and  develepment — by  the  expansion  and  in- 
vigoration  of  those  God-given  attributes,  bestowed  for  the 
greatest  and  most  worthy  purposes,  and  intended  to  subserve 
the  highest  earthly  interests  of  men.  To  pervert  these  pow- 
ers of  mind  is  to  give  a new  direction  to  the  best  aims  of 
human  existence,  and  to  so  narrow  our  sphere  of  usefulness 
and  activity  that  life  itself  becomes  almost  a failure.  But 
as  generalities  will  not  meet  the  demands  of  the  occasion,  I 
invite  you  to  consider  some  of  the  reasons  by  which  I have 
been  led  to  the  conclusion  that  the  hour  has  come  when  the 
best  energies  of  our  people  should  be  directed  toward  rearing 
and  making  permanent  a school  of  high  order,  to  be  the  joy 
of  our  hearts  and  the  nucleus  of  our  denominational  life. 

1.  Our  present  surroundings  signify  this  need  with  strong- 
est emphasis.  We  are  not  now  what  we  were  in  other  years; 
great  changes  have  swept  over  us.  Realities  are  upon  us  that 


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we  would  do  well  to  recognize,  and  among  these  is  the  fact, 
standing  out  in  bold  relief,  that  we  must  grapple  like  men 
with  the  weighty  responsibilities  pressing  upon  us;  or,  fail- 
ing to  do  so,  render  ourselves  unworthy  of  the  highest  trusts 
committed  to  our  keeping,  and  prove  ourselves  too  feeble 
to  cultivate  the  wide  fields  that  Providence  has  opened  to 
us.  Fifteen  years  ago  our  brethren  in  this  State  thought 
the  time  had  come  to  inaugurate  the  very  measure  of  which 
I speak,  and  put  forth  commendable  and  partially  successful 
efforts ; but  the  whole  thing  was  brought  to  an  untimely  end 
by  the  disastrous  war  that  followed,  and  which  paralyzed 
every  branch  of  business  throughout  the  South.  If  our 
brethren  then  could  undertake  a work  of  such  proportions, 
when  they  were  numerically  much  wreaker,  and  the  spirit  of 
progress  had  possession  of  so  few  hearts,  what  might  not  the 
thirty-five  thousand  Baptists  of  this  State  do  now,  with  the 
advantages  which  the  present  times  have  brought,  and  the 
absolute  necessities  of  the  present  hour?  If  it  be  said  that 
financially  we  are  less  prosperous  now  than  then,  admit- 
ting this  to  be  true,  it  need  hardly  be  seriously  main- 
tained that  there  are  many  ills  that  financial  prosperity  has 
utterly  failed  to  cure— many  demands  upon  the  charities  of 
the  people,  which  money-holders,  money-lenders,  and  espe- 
cially money-lovers,  have  been  slow  to  recognize.  It  is  not 
so  much  the  amount  of  money  we  have,  but  the  use  to  which 
we  put  it,  that  gives  success  to  the  great  enterprises  that 
depend  on  free-will  offerings  from  the  people.  Now  and 
then,  indeed,  there  is  a Howard,  a Brown,  a Vanderbilt,  a 
Colgate,  a Mercer,  to  bless  the  world  with  their  lives  of  devo- 
tion and  sacrifice,  and  their  gifts  of  munificence.  But  from 
this  bright  scene  we  may  be  compelled  to  turn  away  to  con- 
template the  life  of  a Stewart,  who  lived  to  crush,  and  crushed 
to  live ; who  reared  a princely  fortune,  built  his  marble  man- 
sions, lived  in  elegant  style,  and  died  without  one  public 
charity  worthy  the  name.  It  will  not  do  to  omit  the  widow’s 


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mite  and  the  orphan’s  portion  in  this  account.  It  is  not, 
then,  so  much  to  our  financial  surroundings,  hut  to  the  degree 
of  personal  responsibility  to  God  which  the  changes  of  the 
last  ten  or  twelve  years  have  inspired,  to  which  we  are  to 
look  in  finding  a just  solution  of  the  question  now  before  us. 
Have  all  these  results  been  disastrous?  Has  there  appeared 
in  the  midst  of  the  surrounding  darkness  no  cloud  with  a 
silver  lining,  no  rainbow  of  hope  to  cheer  and  comfort? 
Have  all  the  effects  of  the  commotions  and . revolutions 
referred  to  been  evil?  As  a sufficient  answer  to  these 
inquiries,  let  me  call  your  attention  to  the  fact  that,  before 
the  war,  there  was  not  a school,  high  nor  low,  under  the 
patronage  of  our  denomination.  The  State  Convention  then 
was  not  without  efficiency,  and  was  cultivating  the  home 
missionary  field  with  a good  deal  of  vigor.  There  was  then 
a paper  at  Little  Rock,  conducted  by  Bro.  Watson,  and  just 
struggling  into  life.  There  were  a few  men  of  ability  and 
zeal  kindling  the  fires  of  Christianity  and  progress  wherever 
they  went,  and  laying  the  foundations  of  future  usefulness 
and  success.  I would  place  the  very  highest  estimate  on 
those  endeavors,  and  extend  the  heartiest  recognition  to 
those  men,  some  of  whom  are  still  among  us  and  doing  val- 
iant service  for  the  Master,  and  some  of  whom  are  resting 
from  their  labors.  But  in  almost  every  thing  that  consti- 
tutes real  efficiency  in  point  of  numbers,  denominational 
enthusiasm,  cultivation,  greatly  increased  ardor  for  home 
development,  and  public  spirit  of  every  kind,  I ask  if  we 
are  not  now  far  in  advance  of  any  thing  to  which  our  State 
has  attained  before?  We  now  have  four  schools  that  are 
doing  something  for  ministerial  education,  having  young 
men  in  school,  both  in  and  out  of  the  State,  and  will  have 
school  property  worth  not  far  from  $75,000  when  free  from 
debt.  We  have  a working  convention,  also  a ministerial 
institute,  with  many  active  associations,  cultivating  the 
mission  fields  in  their  own  bounds,  and  a considerable  revival 


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of  interest  within  the  last  few  years  on  the  subject  of  educa- 
tion, home  and  foreign  missions,  ministerial  education,  Sun- 
day-schools, etc.  Years  ago  you  would  have  looked  in  vain 
in  our  State  for  such  a meeting  as  we  have  here  this  even- 
ing, where  the  beauty,  chivalry,  and  strength  of  this  locality 
are  assembled  to  pay  their  willing  tribute  to  the  sacred 
cause  of  higher  education,  the  glory  of  a nation,  the  safe- 
guard of  a people,  and  the  hope  of  the  future.  Let  us  not  be 
unmindful  of  the  warning  voice  of  the  present,  that  speaks 
to  us  and  urges  us  forward  to  the  discharge  of  these  sacred 
obligations. 

2.  A second  consideration  is  State  pride,  or  a desire  to  do 
something,  and  to  be  something,  in  such  a way  that  the 
State  may  get  credit  for  it.  Men  who  admit  the  force  of  this 
principle  are  ready  to  come  to  the  front  in  every  hour  of 
need ; they  may  be  depended  on  in  every  emergency.  Those 
who  do  not,  are  contented  to  eke  out  a bare  existence,  to  live 
for  naught,  and  to  leave  the  world  just  as  they  found  it,  or 
in  a worse  condition,  so  far  as  their  influence  has  been  potent. 
But  it  may  be  said,  as  it  has  been  a thousand  times,  that  we 
have  nothing  to  be  proud  of  in  Arkansas.  Nothing  to  be 
proud  of!  Look  at  the  mountains  and  hills  of  Arkansas, 
filled  with  inexhaustible  mines  of  ore  and  stone;  look  at  her 
rich  and  beauteous  valleys,  teeming  with  a happy  and  thrifty 
people,  and  fast  becoming  prosperous  under  the  strokes  of 
the  sturdy  farmer ; look  at  her  bright  rivers,  coursing  their 
way  to  the  Mississippi,  and  the  steamboats  upon  their  bos- 
oms, freighted  with  her  own  productions,  at  her  railroad 
lines,  her  schools  and  colleges,  her  towns  and  cities,  her  an- 
nual influx  of  population  from  the  North,  South,  East,  and 
W est.  He  who  looks  upon  these  things  as  he  ought,  will  have 
no  temptation  to  say  : “ I have  nothing  to  be  proud  of  as  an 
Arkansian.”  It  is  just  this  old  time-serving,  do-nothing, 
know-nothing,  care-nothing  spirit,  which  has  been  so  much 
in  our  way  in  the  past,  and  which  still  has  impudence  enough 


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to  assert  itself  in  some  localities.  It  needs  to  be  dispossessed, 
root  and  branch,  and  driven  out  into  the  region  occupied  by 
the  moles,  bats,  and  owls;  and  now  is  the  time  to  do  it,  and 
every  lover  of  Jesus  in  Arkansas  should  be  armed,  cap-a-pie , 
to  eradicate  this  monstrous  evil — this  worst  enem}^  of  our 
prosperity  and  happiness.  Why  fritter  away  the  strength 
God  has  given  us  on  other  States?  Why  build  up  institu- 
tions of  learning  beyond  our  limits  and  control,  when  we 
have  the  ability  to  do  a magnificent  work  of  this  kind  for 
ourselves?  In  the  name  of  humanity,  in  the  name  of  every 
thing  sacred  and  dear,  I insist  that  our  denominational  life- 
currents  should  flow  back  and  forth  to  a common  center,  with- 
in our  own  domain,  our  own  State,  and  not  outward  forever, 
till  our  last  drop  of  vitality  is  gone.  Arkansas  has  had  some 
experience  in  respect  to  schools  beyond  her  border ; a fancied 
connection  with  a certain  school  having  turned  out  to  be 
as  unreal  as  vapor,  notwithstanding  the  solemn  averments 
of  its  representatives  to  the  contrary;  and  when  our  people 
learn  to  throw  off  all  such  yokes  of  bondage,  and  rely  on 
their  own  strength  and  the  grace  of  God,  a brighter  and 
happier  day  for  our  State  and  her  enterprises  will  have 
dawned. 

3.  But  do  we  not  owe  it  to  ourselves  and  the  world,  as 
Baptists,  to  come  right  up  to  this  work  now  ? Shall  we  wait 
for  a more  favorable  time  ? How  do  we  know  that  the  moral 
prospects  will  become  more  bright  ? There  may  be  great 
and  disastrous  changes  for  us  in  the  near  future.  Then, 
why  should  we  hesitate  ? The  fact  that  God  has  assigned  to 
us  such  distinction  in  the  past,  and  has  invested  us  with 
such  influence  in  the  present,  goes  to  show  that  there  are 
certain  ends  and  aims  of  the  Divine  government  to  which 
others  would  not  be  equal,  and  hence  his  need  for  us.  If  our 
principles  be  what  we  claim  for  them — and  this  we  do  not 
allow  ourselves  to  doubt — they  should  thread  their  way 
through  all  our  efforts  and  enterprises ; occupy  a prominent 


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place  in  the  education  that  we  dispense,  and  in  dignity,  im- 
portance, and  utility  keep  pace  with  our  denominational 
progress.  It  has  been  said  the  glory  of  our  country  is  her 
free-school  system  ; and  the  time  is  not  far  distant,  if  it 
is  not  already  here,  when  the  glory  of  our  people  will  be 
their  more  efficient  use  of  that  great  lever,  denominational 
schools  and  colleges.  Let  this  work  be  commenced  in  the 
Sunday-school,  and  at  home,  and  finished  at  the  university. 
I sometimes  ask  myself  if  the  time  will  never  come  in  our 
history  when  there  will  be  no  longer  occasion  for  our  people 
to  send  their  sons  and  daughters  to  Catholic  schools.  But  if 
the  fact  of  their  doing  this  is  enough  to  excite  disgust,  what 
shall  be  said  of  the  shallow  pretexts  urged  in  its  justifica- 
tion ? The  most  common  of  these  is  the  oft-repeated  supe- 
riority of  their  schools  and  colleges.  But  a more  unmitiga- 
ted conceit  was  never  indulged.  When  you  come  to  look  at 
this  matter  as  it  is,  you  will  find  it  a great  mistake.  There 
is  a female  school  in  Tennessee,  which  has  made  an  open 
challenge  to  test  this  matter  before  competent  judges,  by  a 
comparison  of  her  graduates  with  those  of  any  Catholic 
school  in  the  land,  and  that  challenge  till  this  day  has  not 
been  accepted.  The  truth  of  the  matter  is,  that  those  who 
are  gulled  by  this  mere  offshoot  of  the  imagination  are  such 
as  know  nothing  about  the  matter,  and  don’t  care  to  know, 
and  who  have  opened  their  eyes  in  perfect  astonishment  at 
the  mention  of  such  high-sounding  names  and  titles  as 
“Bishop  O’Hobson,”  “Father  O’Rafferty,”  “The  Mother 
Superior,”  “ Mother  Angelica,”  and  a few  other  terms  that 
they  do  not  understand.  There  are  some  men  whose  intelli- 
gence and  judgment  have  to  do  with  their  decisions,  but 
there  are  a great  many  whose  distempered  imaginations 
constitute  the  basis  of  their  action.  And  to  this  fact  some 
men  and  institutions  owe  their  prestige  and  success.  There 
is  another  infatuation,  equally  hurtful  and  pernicious,  and 
sadly  in  need  of  correction,  that  the  social  standard  is  higher 


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in  other  schools  than  oar  own.  This  objection  will  be  found 
to  vanish  into  thin  air  whenever  a sensible  comparison  is 
instituted.  There  are  a number  of  older  schools  and  towns 
in  our  State  than  this,  where  both  sexes  are  taught,  but  I 
am  seriously  disinclined  to  believe  that  there  is  a single  lo- 
cality where  the  moral  and  social  advantages  are  higher  or 
more  healthful  than  those  we  enjoy  right  here,  in  the  beau- 
tiful and  prosperous  town  of  Judsonia.  Let  those  inclined 
to  be  skeptical  look  into  this  matter  and  be  convinced.  But 
as  “ distance  lends  enchantment  to  the  scene,”  some  Baptists 
must  needs  send  their  children  and  wards  way  off  to  some 
other  State  and  school,  of  which  they  know  nothing,  save 
what  they  have  learned  from  the  catalogues  and  circulars, 
and  where  the  advantages  may  be  far  behind  those  right  at 
home.  Thus  the  world  goes,  and  thus  men  of  real  intelli- 
gence about  other  matters  ramble  on  in  the  darkness  until 
they  fall  headlong  into  the  ditch. 

Though  there  are  other  considerations  that  could  and 
ought  to  be  mentioned,  1 pass  to  the  second  part  of  my 
subject:  The  adaptability  of  Judson  University  to  the  pur- 
poses suggested.  The  adaptability  of  this  school,  of  course, 
consists  in  the  advantages  it  is  able  to  furnish  over  other 
schools  and  colleges  in  this  State.  Further  than  this,  I am 
persuaded,  the  most  ardent  friend  of  this  institution  would 
not  wish  me  to  go.  And  as  the  whole  matter  turns  upon 
this,  I invite  you  to  consider  some  of  the  advantages  this 
school  enjoys. 

1.  In  point  of  locality,  Judson  University  is  certainly 
ahead  of  all  competitors.  And  it  will  be  agreed  by  all  con- 
versant with  the  subject  that  accessibility  plays  no  mean 
part  in  such  matters.  It  is  but  fifty-three  miles  from  the 
commercial  and  political  center  of  our  State,  and  within 
two  hours  of  the  capital  by  rail.  To  all  that  part  of  the 
State  through  which  the  St.  Louis  Iron  Mountain  and  South- 
ern Railroad  passes,  beginning  in  the  north-east  corner,  and 


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passing  clear  through  the  State,  in  a south-westerly  direc- 
tion, thus  establishing  direct  communication  writh  several 
of  the  most  important  places  in  the  State.  The  location  of 
Judson  University  is  every  thing  that  could  be  desired. 
Coming  to  Judsonia  is  about  like  coming  to  Little  Rock, 
from  every  part  of  the  State  save  the  north-east,  and  from 
thence  this  place  has  the  advantage.  Very  important  parts 
of  the  State  are  touched  by  the  Memphis  and  Little  Rock, 
and  Little  Rock  and  Fort  Smith  Railroads,  and  to  both  those 
sections  Judsonia  is  easily  accessible  by  means  of  those  and 
the  Southern  Railroad.  With  our  present  rate  of  progress 
and  development,' it  may  be  expected  that  the  completion  of 
other  roads  will  add  materially  to  the  facilities  for  transpor- 
tation now  enjoyed  by  this  place.  I have  said  nothing  about 
White  and  Arkansas  Rivers,  the  first  of  which  is  navigable 
throughout  the  year,  and  the  other  for  nine  months,  and 
which  supply  ready  and  cheap  means  of  conveyance  to  other 
important  parts  of  the  State. 

2.  Let  us  not  forget  the  fact  that  this  institution  already 
has  in  actual  possession  real  estate,  school  and  other  build- 
ings, worth,  perhaps,  fifty  thousand  dollars.  And  this  prop- 
erty, so  advantageously  situated,  is  destined,  in  a few  years, 
to  double  itself  in  value,  unless  some  great  misfortune  should 
overtake  the  enterprise.  This  gives  to  the  University  here 
a solid  basis  for  all  time,  and  presents  one  of  the  most  en- 
couraging features  of  the  work,  success,  and  future  of  this 
institution.  When  God  planted  and  reared  His  church,  He 
laid  her  foundations  deep,  that  her  adversaries  might  not 
prevail  against  her,  and  there  was  like  wisdom  and  discre- 
tion in  laying  the  foundations  of  this  first  Baptist  institu- 
tion of  learning  in  Arkansas.  Beautiful  edifices  are  some- 
times reared  on  sandy  foundations,  princely  fortunes  inherit- 
ed by  thriftless  adventurers,  and  large  sums  of  money  squan- 
dered on  reckless  sons,  too  graceless  to  appreciate  them  or 
the  source  from  whence  they  came ; and  the  total  failures 
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that  have  followed  have  been  only  so  many  illustrations  of 
the  weakness  and  folly  of  beginning  any  work  on  a preca- 
rious foundation.  There  is  an  old  Greek  adage  to  this  effect, 
“The  beginning  is  half  the  ending,”  and  if  this  sentiment 
has  its  application  here— and  there  is  no  good  reason  why  it 
should  not — it  is  but  right  to  regard  this  institution  of  learn- 
ing as  already  on  the  high-road  of  success.  It  has  only  been 
a few  brief  years  since  this  work  was  begun,  the  first  blow 
struck,  the  first  stone  turned,  the  first  stick  cut,  the  first 
cabin  built.  Now  see  the  evidences  of  thrift  around  you : a 
beautiful  and  growing  town,  neat  cottages,  beautiful  grounds, 
an  energetic,  industrious  population,  and,  above  all,  the 
beautiful  school-building  that  we  occupy  this  evening,  one 
of  which  we  may  all  well  be  proud,  the  first  built  by  Baptist 
hands  and  labor  for  educational  purposes  in  this  State.  I 
confess  it  was  with  feelings  of  peculiar  satisfaction  and  pride 
that  I first  surveyed  this  building,  when  I was  first  shown 
through  it  and  had  its  several  divisions  and  their  uses  ex- 
plained to  me,  and  saw  their  adaptation  to  the  purposes  for 
which  they  were  intended.  More  commodious  and  more 
costly  school-buildings  there  may  be  in  the  State,  but  I 
doubt  that  there  is  one  altogether  so  convenient  and  well 
arranged.  And  what  does  all  this  prove  ? Why,  that  there 
is  a future  for  our  educational  interests,  and  that  those  who 
laid  the  foundations  of  this  institution  may  yet  live  to  see 
a harvest  of  rich  fruit,  far  beyond  the  highest  anticipations 
they  indulged  at  the  start. 

3.  The  health  advantages  of  Judsonia  deserve  mention 
in  this  connection.  This  is  a matter  that  always  interests 
such  as  h aye  children  to  send  from  home,  and  should  never 
be  overlooked  in  the  location  of  schools.  It  would  be  a piece 
of  folly  to  attempt  the  building  up  of  a school  in  a sickly 
locality.  In  justice  to  all  concerned,  it  may  be  proper  to  say 
that  Judsonia,  in  this  respect,  will  rank  with  the  most 
healthful  places  outside  of  the  mountainous  districts  of  our 


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State.  The  country  about  the  place,  and  to  the  north,  is 
slightly  broken,  the  water  is  good,  and  there  seems  to  be  no 
local  cause  for  sickness.  Up  to  this  time  there  has  been  lit- 
tle or  no  sickness  among  students  coming  from  a distance. 
There  is  a sulphur  spring  near  by,  and  five  miles  away  are 
the  far-famed  sulphur,  alum,  and  -chalybeate  springs  of 
Searcy.  No  reason  exists  why  parents  and  guardians  should 
concern  themselves  about  the  health  of  the  children  they 
send  here. 

4.  Let  me  speak,  lastly,  of  the  educational  advantages  of 
the  place,  and  the  healthful  religious  and  moral  atmosphere 
breathed  by  the  students  that  attend  Judson  University. 
The  course  of  study  here  will  be  found  to  compare  very  fa- 
vorably with  that  of  our  best  colleges  in  the  South-west; 
the  teachers  of  every  department  are  competent  and  agree- 
able ; the  discipline  is  kind,  strict,  and  healthful ; and  there 
is  attached  to  the  school-building  a laboratory,  containing 
chemical,  geological,  and  other'  specimens.  In  short,  there 
are  all  the  usual  facilities  for  obtaining  a first-class  educa- 
tion. President  Thomas,  who  has  had  considerable  experi- 
ence as  an  educator,  presides  over  the  institution  with  ease 
and  dignity,  and  brings  to  bear  upon  it  an  amount  of  finan- 
cial and  administrative  ability  which  is  fast  telling  in  its 
favor. 

Now  as  to  the  religious  atmosphere  of  Judsonia.  There 
is  regular  religious  worship  on  the  Sabbath,  also  a well-con- 
ducted Sabbath-school,  and  a University  prayer-meeting  held 
every  Sunday  evening,  with  particular  reference  to  the 
wants  of  the  students,  and  other  religious  meetings,  some- 
times every  night  in  the  week,  and  the  Judsonia  Literary 
Society,  in  which  the  citizens  and  students  vie  with  each 
other  in  the  cultivation  of  elocution  and  logic.  The  fact 
that  there  is  not  a saloon  or  whisky-shop  in  or  about  the 
place  deserves  special  mention.  So  much,  then,  for  Judsonia 
and  its  surroundings. 


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Now,  who  will  say,  with  these  facts  before  them,  that  we 
are  not  haying  educational  progress  in  Arkansas;  that  there 
is  not  a future  of  thrift  and  advancement  for  our  State  of 
which  few  have  rightly  conceived ; that  now  is  not  the  time 
for  us  to  declare  our  independence  of  other  States,  as  our 
fathers  did  of  the  mother  country  just  one  hundred  years 
ago,  and  to  stand,  strike,  live,  battle,  work,  pray  for  the 
right?  In  this  blessed  resolve  the  friends  of  education 
throughout  the  country  rise  up  to  greet  us  and  urge  us  for- 
ward; the  brilliant  successes  of  co-educators  in  other  States 
and  sections  stand  out  in  living  characters  for  our  encourage- 
ment, and  the  triumphs  and  failures  in  the  sacred  cause  of 
mental  and  moral  improvement  shine  out  as  beacons  upon 
the  pathways  to  be  trod  that  leads  on  and  on  in  the  realm 
of  progression  and  expansion. 

“ When  tlie  vast  sun  shall  veil  his  golden  light, 

Deep  in  the  gloom  of  everlasting  night ; 

When  wild,  destructive  flames  shall  wrap  the  skies, 

When  ruin  triumphs,  and  when  nature  dies;* 

Man  shall  alone  the  wreck  of  worlds  survive ; 

7Mid  falling  spheres,  immortal  man  shall  live.” 


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